Office Associate, Senior College of Education Deans Office

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JOB TITLE:

Office Associate Senior

JOB PURPOSE:

To serve as a support specialist in UWs College of Education in matters related to placement and supervision of preservice teachers.

Perform complex administrative/management support tasks with discretionary authority; administratively supervise comprehensive office operations and support staff for department/unit.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the Placement Coordinator in making field placements for practicum and Residency experiences including those for the COST program as needed. Contact district superintendents HR representatives and/or building principals as needed to arrange field placements. International field placement through the Consortium of Overseas Student Teaching (COST) placements are made through the COST network but need to be finalized and recorded in the UW student teaching data management system.
• Arrange classroom and edTPA supervisors for all student teachers. Depending on the field placement site contact existing classroom and edTPA supervisors to make arrangements or seek new supervisors for the student teachers. Provide relevant details on the duties expectations and renumeration for the services.
• Train and maintain regular communication with field supervisors. Prior to semester start provide training materials and experiences through email Zoom meetings and online modules with detailed expectations and data collection processes. This includes reviewing observation protocols data reporting and student support processes when concerns are raised. Throughout the semester maintain contact with supervisors to follow through on data reporting share timelines and reminders and respond to questions that arise.
• Maintain database of field placements and supervision pairings in collaboration with Placement Coordinator and Associate Dean. Use this system to communicate all arrangements with student teachers their mentor teachers and their supervisors.
• Assist the Placement Coordinator in creating and processing agreements with non-Wyoming school districts.
• Coordinate field placement arrangements including addressing practicum and Residency issues as they arise with the Placement Coordinator and the Associate Director of Student Teaching.

COMPETENCIES:

• Analysis/Problem Identification
• Attention to detail
• Consistency
• Individual Leadership
• Initiative
• Quality Orientation
• Work Prioritization & Management

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:Associates degree

Experience: 1 year progressively responsible work-related experience

Required licensure certification registration or other requirements: Valid drivers license with a motor vehicle record (MVR) compliant with the Driving for University Business SAP.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in the essential duties. Knowledge of Banner WyoCloud and/or any other systems used at the University of Wyoming.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Complete the online application. The department additionally requests candidates upload the following document(s) for a complete application:

1. Cover letter
2. Resume or C.V.
3. Contact information for four work-related references (references will only be contacted if you are selected as a finalist for the position).

WORK LOCATION:

On-campus: This position provides vital support to campus customers and the successful candidate must be available to work on campus.

HIRING STATEMENT/EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected compliancewith the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position please contact us at or email.

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